Chapter 88: 88
Hyeonu traveled through the Hejin Mountains faster than usual . Among the players hunting in the Hejin Mountains, there was even a rumor that there was a crazy NPC giving quests . The reason why Hyeonu was busy moving about wasn’t particularly special . He was doing so due to the patch information that was released . Hyeonu had to finish the quest quickly and level up using that experience . He also wanted to do another dungeon .
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“I’m busy, busy . ”
[Monster Wave]
[A monster wave hits Latus Fortress like an annual event . Find out the reason .
Rating: B+
Conditions: Cause of the monster wave 0/1
Rewards: Experience, imperial contribution, the emperor’s gift . ]
The rewards consisted of experience, contribution, and an item . It was like clearing two birds with one stone when the new patch was released . The only problem was . . .
“How am I supposed to finish it?!!”
He just didn’t know how to clear it . There was no NPC to visit at Latus Fortress . Aside from the store NPCs, the only NPC was Herard . Moreover, Hyeonu had no one he could ask about this . There wasn’t a single person on his friends list that he could ask .
“I was going to ask Brother Junggu the other day . . . ”
Hyeonu had a strong feeling that New World had been built entirely by Gang Junggu . It was clear that Kim Seokjung was just a guild leader and didn’t know much about the guild . Hyeonu’s thoughts were terribly accurate . Kim Seokjung had the style of an assault captain and had no concern for internal affairs . It was Gang Junggu who suffered because of it .
“I think it is information that the miners would find . . . ”
Hyeonu smacked his lips with disappointment . The more he thought about it, the more he felt it was a pity . However, Hyeonu didn’t want to visit now since it was clear Kim Seokjung would ask about joining the guild .
‘I don’t need a guild right now . . . I just don’t know if I can get a castle . ’
Hyeonu was struggling with his thoughts when a monster appeared in front of him .
“What? Is there a monster that looks like this?”
Hyeonu was confident that he had traveled the most among the ranked players currently hunting in the Hejin Mountains . No guild refused to allow Hyeonu into their hunting grounds . For the big guilds, Alley Leader was a dilemma . He was obviously an eyesore, but he was also a burden to touch . In any case, Alley Leader was a solo player . The number of monsters he could kill was limited, so he wasn’t too much of a nuisance to them .
Due to this reason, Hyeonu could move through the Hejin Mountains without any restraints . Nevertheless, he had never seen a monster like this before . The monster’s appearance was similar to an ogre’s . He was close to six meters tall, and his body was full of muscles . If there was a difference, it was that his entire body was covered in black tattoos . He held a well-made iron club and wore a chest piece that protected his vital points .
“Just by looking at him, he feels very strong . . . The feeling he gives off is similar to Crasul . ”
Hyeonu couldn’t think anymore . He quickly summoned Tang-E and prepared for battle .
“Tang-E, we have to hunt this guy . Doesn’t he look strong? You have to be really careful . ”
Despite giving a warning to Tang-E, Hyeonu was smiling . He was thinking about taking a video of the ogre hunting and posting it on the Alley Leader channel .
‘The minimum number of views would be 50 million . ’
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Alley Leader was always alone . Even so, he was perfect . It would be the same again . Hyeonu approached the tattooed ogre with such a mindset .
[You have received Bear’s Momentum . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Strength has increased . ]
[You have received the Forest’s Blessing . ]
[Physique has increased . ]
[Health will continue to recover . ]
Tang-E’s buffs were always reassuring . He could feel his body’s movements becoming lighter .
[Master of Combat is activated . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[The stat ‘fighting energy’ has caused your stats to rise . ]
[The other party is stronger than you . ]
[Your stats have increased . ]
[Mindset of a Murderer has activated . ]
[All stats have increased by 15% . ]
‘It’s perfect . ’
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Hyeonu quickly approached the tattooed ogre . If possible, he wanted to deal one big blow before the start . However, this was just Hyeonu’s wish . The tattooed ogre felt like a boss monster, and his stats were great . He sensed Hyeonu before the first blow was even dealt and acted first . The tattooed ogre swung his club, and the air burst .
The club used this momentum to fly toward Hyeonu, only to miss and hit the ground . A hole appeared in the ground, showing the power contained in the club . It was like a bomb .
‘One blow will cause me to be stunned, and two blows will kill me!’ Hyeonu made an estimate after seeing the ogre’s strike .
He would die immediately unless he had a CC machine, full skills, items, or a priest . From that moment on, Hyeonu’s body started to rattle . It was like riding something that excited the body . This was a feeling that Hyeonu had hoped for . It was the feeling of standing on a cliff . Even at this moment, the tattooed ogre didn’t stop swinging his club .
However, Hyeonu didn’t respond to this attack . One of the set options of the Great Gorge Wind set was to use Blink . He immediately teleported behind the tattooed ogre . There was a black spear in Hyeonu’s hand . It was the Cursed Spear . This was the rare magic that reduced the target’s health by 1% per second .
Hyeonu inserted the Cursed Spear deep into the tattooed ogre’s calf . However, a message that was slightly different from Hyeonu’s desired message appeared .
[The weapon ogre is contaminated with black magic . The effect of Cursed Spear is halved . ]
[The damage dealt per second is halved . ]
“What?!!!” Hyeonu screamed unknowingly . He was flustered . The skill only had half the effect .
‘Is this a rare grade?’
However, there was no time for Hyeonu to be discouraged . The enraged weapon ogre was moving around .
“I can hunt him even without this . ”
Hyeonu felt his entire body heat up even more . Now that the Cursed Spear’s effect had been halved, the only thing to believe in was his ability . The more he was pushed to the extreme, the more he felt uplifted . Hyeonu once again used Blink . This time, he stabbed his half-sword at the location where he had stabbed the Cursed Spear .
Sword energy was produced at the moment of the stab . The light blue sword energy directly pierced the wound of the weapon ogre .
[The weapon ogre has received the abnormal condition ‘bleeding . ’]
Blood burst out like a fountain from the weapon ogre’s Achilles’ tendon .
“Kuah!” The ogre’s screams shook the mountains .
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[You have heard the weapon ogre’s Fear . ]
[The influence of fighting energy allows you to ignore the Fear of the weapon ogre . ]
‘The scream causes Fear!!’
Hyeonu was dumbfounded by the absurd situation . The screams of pain played the role of Fear . Hyeonu had no answer as to why this was happening . If it wasn’t for fighting energy, he might’ve been logged out with this blow .
“Was it created to hunt this?” Hyeonu mumbled and moved again . If he stopped for more than a certain amount of time, the giant steel club would unfailingly head toward him .
“Tang-E!” Hyeonu yelled loudly, although it wasn’t as powerful as the weapon ogre’s Fear .
The moment Hyeonu’s yelling ended, all sorts of magic flew toward the weapon ogre . A lightning bolt fell the clear cloudless sky, and the weapon ogre’s body caught on fire . Three ice spears flew toward the weapon ogre’s face . Tang-E’s magic baptism all struck the weapon ogre . However, the weapon ogre didn’t seem to be shocked .
‘He has a bit of magic resistance . ’
Still, Hyeonu wasn’t discouraged . If the ogre continued to be hit by Tang-E’s magic, then he would have to be conscious of Tang-E’s magic . Hyeonu had to aim for that gap . He smiled broadly . This hunt was much more interesting than hunting Crasul .
If anyone had seen Hyeonu’s battle, then they would’ve said, “Crazy . ”
“I can’t believe it . ”
“Am I truly seeing the movements of a human?”
Arena might be a virtual reality game, but not everyone could move like Hyeonu . Even if they had a body that was faster than possible in reality, so too did their opponents—the monsters . Monsters also had a different way of movement compared to what was possible in reality . No matter how good the tool, it was still humans controlling them .
Eventually, the important thing was the player’s individual skills . In that sense, Hyeonu was the best . His avatar in Arena moved perfectly . The weapon ogre’s club failed to hit Hyeonu again . Instead, he was hurt by Hyeonu’s sword energy . Still, it wasn’t a big wound when the health of the weapon ogre was considered .
“Kuaaah!” The weapon ogre roared with anger .
He had continuously failed in his attacks while gaining wounds steadily . It was natural for the weapon ogre to be furious .
‘It is time for ‘that’ to come out . . . ’
Hyeonu was waiting for the rage to turn into Berserk . No matter who looked at it, the weapon ogre was a boss monster . The evidence was that the weapon ogre could use Fear . If so, it was likely that he also had Berserk . This pattern was the basics of a boss monster . Other players were reluctant to face the Berserk pattern, but Hyeonu was different . Rather, he liked it .
‘Regardless of whether he is in the Beserk state, one blow will still cause my death . So what’s the difference?’
“I just have to not get hit . ”
At this moment, black energy was emitted from the tattoos of the weapon ogre . It was the running wild of magic power . This was Berserk .
‘I will go full power as well . ’
Hyeonu saw the Berserk state and finally used his giant skills .
[Giant’s Power has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
[Giant's Nature has been used . ]
[Your strength stat has increased . ]
Hyeonu ran toward the weapon ogre and called out to Tang-E, “Tang-E! Fear!”
Tang-E’s Roar skill caused the fear effect . It had the effect of reducing attack and defense by 12% . Meanwhile, Tang-E’s damage increased by 24% . In the Berserk state, Tang-E’s magic wasn’t fatal, but it was enough to gnaw at the weapon ogre’s health .
“Kuaaaah!” Tang-E roared loudly .
The moment when the giant buffs overlapped with Tang-E’s roar, Hyeonu’s attack power showed a different power than before .
If his previous attacks had been a needle, his current stab was like a giant spear . Hyeonu aimed a giant sword energy at the weapon ogre . It was an attack that would’ve bounced off lightly just a few minutes ago . However, despite his Berserk state, the weapon ogre was pushed back . Hyeonu’s attack was barely blocked .
‘I can use Blink two more times . Cursed Spear’s cooldown is now over . ’
“His remaining health is around 40% . ”
Most boss monsters used Berserk when they had 40% health left .
“Five minutes are enough . ”
The weapon ogre rushed toward Hyeonu . As he approached, the weapon ogre slammed the steel club against the ground . Hyeonu saw this and threw his body into the air . The earth split apart, and rocks shattered . It was a heavy blow . If his feet had been on the ground, he might’ve been stunned and then died .
Hyeonu disappeared as he floated in the air . Then the missing Hyeonu appeared on the shoulder of the weapon ogre . He used his remaining two Blinks . Hyeonu didn’t hesitate to stab his sword into the shoulder of the weapon ogre . Then he jumped up, holding the half-sword tightly with both hands . Hyeonu landed safely on the ground .
After that, there was a loud roar . The weapon ogre’s arm was cut off from his shoulder .
[The weapon ogre has received the abnormal condition ‘bleeding . ’]
Crasul’s curse inflicted the bleeding state . Blood flowed from the weapon ogre’s smooth, cross-sectional wound .
“Kuaaah!”
Then the Cursed Spear pierced the vocal cords of the screaming weapon ogre . Now that he couldn’t even scream properly, the weapon ogre collapsed with a pained moan .
“Monster, become an item . ” Hyeonu fired the final blow toward the fallen weapon ogre .